Gordon Dunlap Bennett


Gordon Dunlap Bennett

Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville
DioceseMandeville
AppointedJuly 6, 2004
InstalledSeptember 24, 2004
Term endedAugust 8, 2006
PredecessorPaul Michael Boyle
SuccessorNeil Edward Tiedemann
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
Orders
OrdinationJune 14, 1975
by Timothy Manning
ConsecrationMarch 3, 1998
by William H. Keeler, Carlos Arthur Sevilla, and George V. Murry
Personal details
Born (1946-10-21) October 21, 1946 (age 78)
MottoGrace Upon Grace
Styles of
Gordon Dunlap Bennett
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (born October 21, 1946) is an African-American former Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mandeville in Jamaica from 2004 to 2006. He was banned from active ministry in two dioceses of the Baltimore Province following an allegation of adult sexual harassment.[1][2][3]

Bennett is also a former Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore. He is a member of the Jesuits.[4][2]

  1. ^ "Archbishop Announces Completion of Preliminary Investigation of Allegations Against Bishop Michael Bransfield, Imposes Ministerial Restrictions on Bishop Bransfield and Former Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J." March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Two bishops removed from ministry over allegations of sexual harassment". America Magazine. March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Two former bishops have ministry restricted over abuse claims | Catholic Herald". Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ^ "Archbishop Lori Restricts Bishops Bransfield, Bennett From Exercising Ministry". NCR. 11 March 2019.